Motivated by the desire to reduce polluting emissions, he bought a used 2017 Nissan Leaf for $21,000 in 2019. McKone lives in Abbotsford, east of Vancouver. The program also has price caps: $55,000 for compact and full-size cars and up to $70,000 for larger vehicles, including trucks.Ĭleaner air, a clearer conscience and ready access to charging all played into Greg McKone’s decision to buy an EV.Īn information technology manager and climate change advocate, Mr. last year announced its EV rebate program would take individual and household incomes into account individuals with income of $100,000 or more are not eligible for EV rebates. Some jurisdictions have tweaked policies to favour lower-income consumers. Oakville, one of the most affluent cities in Ontario, has the highest ZEV adoption rate in the province, at nearly four vehicles per 1,000 people.ĮV advocates say that pattern should change as the number and types of EVs increase. In B.C., for example, one of the highest EV adoption rates – at about 15 vehicles per 1,000 people – was in Anmore, an independent municipality with a population of about 2,500 with a median household income of $162,000. Turner says.ĭata show that EV ownership tends to increase along with household incomes. For folks in rental buildings and multi-unit residential buildings, that benefit of EV ownership is a lot less obvious,” Mr. “If you have a driveway and your own home you can probably pretty easily install a charger and benefit from that convenience and affordability. “When we think about whether there is an equity concern about EVs … the affordability issue to some extent will sort itself out, the purchase price of vehicles is coming down, the used market will see more and more EVs over time – the bigger concern is whether or not everyone can benefit from convenience and affordability of charging at home,” he says. Tackling the charging gap would help make EVs more accessible, says Jeff Turner, mobility director for Dunsky Energy and Climate Advisors. 31, 2021, with no existing EV charging infrastructure are eligible for rebates through a provincial program some municipalities, including Squamish, offer additional top-ups to that program. for example, apartments and condos built before Aug. Provincial and municipal governments, along with private-sector companies, are also beefing up charging infrastructure. When announcing the ZEV targets in December, Ottawa also announced plans to invest in 50,000 EV charging stations across the country, for almost 85,000 federally funded chargers across Canada by 2027. Hydro.Īn outlet lies at a Level 3 charging station, which uses a 480-volt power source. Level 2 chargers connect to a 240-volt outlet, like those used for ovens and clothes dryers, and provide a charge of 30 km per hour – enough to charge a battery EV in six to 14 hours or a plug-in hybrid in four to eight hours, according to provincial Crown corporation B.C. He installed a Level 2 charger at his home, which cost about $1,500 and was partly offset by a provincial subsidy. The vehicle’s range, at 200 kilometres, is enough for most city trips. (The family also owns a gas-powered vehicle.) Between school, jobs, activities and errands, he can make more than a dozen stops a day and the electric vehicle has become the family workhorse. He and his wife have two teenaged children. The operating costs are low and maintenance has been “non-existent,” he says, amounting to occasionally topping up the windshield washer fluid. At the time, Ontario offered a $14,000 EV incentive, bringing the purchase price down to about $22,000, which was “very, very attractive,” Mr. Mississauga resident Colin Barry bought a 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf the year it was released. The Globe and Mail spoke to ZEV owners about why they made the switch and what they would say to others considering doing the same. Market share for ZEVs increased to 8.9 per cent for 2022, up from 5.6 per cent in 2021, according to a February S&P Global report. The proposed federal ZEV sales targets would require at least 20 per cent of new vehicles sold in Canada to be zero emission by 2026, at least 60 per cent by 2030 and 100 per cent by 2035. and Quebec as evidence that sales targets, combined with incentives, increase consumer choice and will accelerate the transition from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles. In December, 2022, Ottawa announced its own proposed ZEV targets, citing B.C. Both provinces have legislated ZEV sales targets: Quebec since 2016 and B.C. Of the top 10 census metropolitan areas (CMAs) ranked by EV adoption, two were in B.C. Darryl Dyck/The Globe and Mailįor Canada as a whole, the rate was 2.3 per 1,000 people. Ian Picketts drives a 2020 Chevrolet Bolt in Squamish, B.C.
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